Where does “neitsyt” come from?

neitsyt (Finnish) comes from Finnish neiti, from Proto-Finnic neiti, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.

neitsyt (Finnish): A virgin

Definitions

  1. A virgin

Ancestry of “neitsyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneitimiss
2Proto-Finnicneitigirl, young woman
3Proto-Uralicnejdegirl

Words derived from “neitsyt”

Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →Every word from Proto-Finnic neiti →Every word from Finnish neiti →
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